1960 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

The 1960 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1960 college football season. In their third year under head coach Frank Broyles, the Razorbacks compiled an 8–3 record (6–1 against SWC opponents), won the SWC championship, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 185 to 87. The Razorbacks' only losses during the regular season came against Baylor by a 28–14 score and to Mississippi by a 10–7 score. The team was ranked No. 7 in both the final AP Poll and the final UPI Coaches Poll and went on to lose to Duke in the 1960 Cotton Bowl Classic by a 7–6 score.[1]

1960 Arkansas Razorbacks football
SWC champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 7
Record8–3 (6–1 SWC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Steve Butler
  • Wayne Harris
Home stadiumRazorback Stadium
War Memorial Stadium
Seasons
 1959
1961 
1960 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Arkansas $610830
No. 12 Baylor520830
Texas520731
Rice520740
TCU331442
Texas Tech151361
Texas A&M043163
SMU061091
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Lineman Wayne Harris was selected by the Football Writers Association of America as a first-team player on the 1960 All-America Team. He was also honored as a second-team player by the UPI. Halfback Lance Alworth was recognized as a third-team All-American by the American Football Coaches Association.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 17Oklahoma State*W 9–038,000[2]
September 24Tulsa*W 48–725,000[3]
October 1at TCUNo. 14W 7–038,000[4]
October 8No. 20 BaylorNo. 9
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
L 14–2839,000[5]
October 15at No. 11 TexasABCW 24–2335,000[6]
October 22No. 2 Ole Miss*No. 14
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR (rivalry)
L 7–1040,000[7]
October 29at Texas A&MNo. 12W 7–319,500[8]
November 5No. 10 RiceNo. 16
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR
W 3–040,000[9]
November 12SMUNo. 9
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
W 26–331,500[10]
November 19Texas TechNo. 7W 34–630,000[11]
January 2No. 10 Duke*No. 7CBSL 6–774,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. "1960 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  2. "Arkansas jars OSU, 9–0". Shawnee News-Star. September 18, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Razorbacks plow under punchless Hurricanes". The Waco Tribune-Herald. September 25, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Arkansas tops TCU". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. October 2, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Baylor Bears maul Arkansas, 28 to 14". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 9, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Cissel's field goal with 15 seconds left beats Texas for Arkansas". The Chattanooga Times. October 16, 1960. Retrieved April 30, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Rebs win on final play". The Birmingham News. October 23, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Hogs nudge Aggies, 7–3". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. October 30, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Cissell's boot beats Rice, 3–0". Wichita Falls Times. November 6, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Moore pulls Hogs closer to bowl bid, 26–3". The Galveston Daily News. November 13, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Cotton Bowl for Arkansas". Sunday News & Leader. November 20, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  12. Ratliff, Harold V. (January 3, 1961). "Duke Edges Razorbacks". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. Associated Press. p. 29. Retrieved June 17, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.